Bonnie Chase Prokesch

Bonnie Chase Prokesch, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, specializing in infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, and antimicrobial stewardship. She joined UT Southwestern's faculty in 2016 and serves as Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at Parkland Health & Hospital System. Her roles include membership in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, and service on committees like the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Education: Earned a B.A. in Social Justice and Political Action (summa cum laude) from Connecticut College (200?), followed by an M.D. from Emory University. Completed internal medicine residency at Emory and infectious diseases fellowships at The Ohio State University and UT Southwestern.

Research Interests: Focuses on antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic stewardship strategies, recurrent UTI treatments, and infections in immunocompromised patients. Her work addresses critical challenges in infectious disease management, including hypervirulent bacterial strains and drug-resistant pathogens.

Professional Affiliations: Fellow of the American College of Physicians; member of the American Society for Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Active in clinical research and policy advocacy.

Publications: Over a decade of peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals like Lancet Infectious Diseases and Blood, addressing diverse topics from novel antibiotic treatments to rare infectious complications in transplant patients.